Buena Vista vs Poncha Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Poncha Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista and Poncha Springs are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buena Vista has the higher population (2,966 vs 842 in Poncha Springs). Poncha Springs has the higher median household income ($94,028 vs $58,409 in Buena Vista). Buena Vista has the higher median home value ($495,800 vs $475,600 in Poncha Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
Population	2,966	842
Median age	33.1 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,409	$94,028
Median home value	$495,800	$475,600
Median gross rent	$1,519	$1,188
Housing units	1,517	529
Homeownership rate	43.1%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
Population	2,782 → 2,966 (+6.6%)	607 → 842 (+38.7%)
Median household income	$44,104 → $58,409 (+32.4%)	$38,021 → $94,028 (+147.3%)
Median home value	$238,700 → $495,800 (+107.7%)	$267,000 → $475,600 (+78.1%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $1,519 (+142.3%)	$828 → $1,188 (+43.5%)

Buena Vista

Population

2,7822,966

Median household income

$44,104$58,409

Median home value

$238,700$495,800

Median gross rent

$627$1,519

Poncha Springs

Population

607842

Median household income

$38,021$94,028

Median home value

$267,000$475,600

Median gross rent

$828$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
Under 5	2.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	4.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	1.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	6.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	23.2%
45 to 54	15.4%	21.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	19.6%
65 to 74	4.3%	13.5%
75 and over	2.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
No high school diploma	4.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.2%	9.6%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
Drove alone	72.6%	74.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.6%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	16.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
1-unit, detached	77.1%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	18.1%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Poncha Springs
Poverty rate	9.6%	2.1%
Average household size	2.16	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	11	13
Median year structure built	1990	2001